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To: guitarplayer1953

Before Rome was Christian it was common to pray to lessor gods to intercede with greater gods.

Roman Catholics simply replaced Venus with St. Valentine.


7 posted on 09/07/2008 4:17:59 AM PDT by Soliton (> 100)
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To: Soliton
Roman Catholics simply replaced Venus with St. Valentine.

Why not go all the way and replace Christ with the fisher-king myth?

13 posted on 09/07/2008 5:08:17 AM PDT by papertyger (I'll vote McCain today for him giving us Palin tomorrow.)
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To: Soliton

That’s also why we have certain celebrations at around the time of the Pagans, as early “Christians” felt left out.


82 posted on 09/07/2008 12:50:39 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (1 conservative = 5 RINOs. You can expect 4 out of 5 RINOs to bolt to the liberal side on any vote.)
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